RF collaboration has global appeal

UbiNetics and Renesas Technology have signed an agreement for the development of the first RF solution capable of supporting WCDMA and HSDPA in the frequency bands used in Japan, Europe and the USA.

UbiNetics and Renesas Technology have signed an agreement for the development of the first RF solution capable of supporting WCDMA and HSDPA in the frequency bands used in Japan, Europe and the USA.

The new RF solution, jointly developed by UbiNetics and Renesas Technology, will be a complete, dual-mode RF subsystem comprising RFIC, power amplifier, SAW duplexer and DC/DC convertor.

It will support WCDMA and HSDPA operation in the 800, 1900 and 2100MHz bands used in Europe, the USA and Japan and is designed to be used with Renesas quad-band GSM/GPRS/Edge solutions for dual-mode applications.

The announcement marks the second time UbiNetics and Renesas Technology have partnered for joint RF solution development, emphasising both companies confidence that their partnership results in world-beating solutions.

Under the terms of the first agreement, signed in September 2002, UbiNetics and Hitachi jointly designed a WCDMA RFIC.

"UbiNetics is unique in already having HSDPA solutions in the market place today", said Yutaka Tanaka, Department Manager of System Solution Business Unit 2 at Renesas Technology Corp.

"UbiNetics 3G systems expertise and HSDPA experience is an ideal complement to Renesas world-leading RF technology".

"Working together, we are able to bring to market highly flexible and power efficient RF solutions to meet the needs of the worlds handset developers", Tanaka added.

Bjorn Krylander, CEO of UbiNetics said: "It is clear that Japan and the US are at the forefront of the HSDPA roll-out".

"Renesas new world-leading RF solution supporting the Japanese, European and US frequency bands will be an ideal choice for handset manufacturers looking for a cost-effective solution to address global markets".

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